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Hypnotic and compelling
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mesmeric
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Word definitions for mesmeric in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to mesmerism," 1829; see mesmerism + -ic .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mesmeric \Mes*mer"ic\, Mesmerical \Mes*mer"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. mesm['e]rique.] Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric sleep.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. of or relating to mesmerism or mesmerization
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: hypnotic ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But apart from the gentle, almost mesmeric , hum of the bees, all was silent and still. ▪ He began to address us and I found the way he spoke mesmeric . ▪ It appeared to hold a mesmeric fascination for him as his dark, red-veined ...
Usage examples of mesmeric.
There is no longer a visible Star, but only this dense, dancing, pulsing rain of silver, shot with mesmeric reds, purples, green-blues, which means that the Star-shell, or its midmost layer, is all about them.
What did follow was that with the aid of his female accomplice the spiritist appeared to fall into a Mesmeric trance.
At length a request made by Carlino released her from the mesmeric spell which enchanted and froze her.
Since Selah had addicted himself to the mesmeric mystery, their home had been a little more what the home of a Greenstreet should be.
Burchardt was killed by one of those robber barons while leading an assault on his keep, and the Social Police rapid-response squads had eventually crushed the rioters, but the Caste Riots remained a chilling reminder of the mesmeric influence Actors could exert over their audiences.
Manatasee began to dance, a slow, mesmeric movement like that of an erect cobra.
Like a very sophisticated fractile, it had been beautiful to watch, almost mesmeric.
He looked at the dancing women, at the lapping ionised air above the flickering, slowly combusting wood, out across to the dark waters of Wickremasinghe, back to the mesmeric movement of hips and breasts and shoulders and feet.
Unlike her straight red hair and soft gray eyes, the thick mass of hair on his head was wavy and black, the eyes a mesmeric opaline green that sparkled when the light hit just right.